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  2. Ringing tone - Wikipedia

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    Ringing tone (audible ringing, also ringback tone) is a signaling tone in telecommunication that is heard by the originator of a telephone call while the destination terminal is alerting the receiving party.

  3. Call-progress tone - Wikipedia

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    Call-progress tone. In telephony, call progress tones are audible tones that provide an indication of the status of a telephone call to the user. The tones are generated by a central office or a private branch exchange (PBX) to the calling party. Telecommunication equipment such as fax machines and modems are designed to recognize certain tones ...

  4. Ringback number - Wikipedia

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    A ringback number is a telephone number for a telephone line that automatically calls the line that the call was placed from, after the caller has hung up. The typical use of this facility is by telephone company technicians for testing a new installation or for trouble-shooting.

  5. Portal:Telephones/Selected audio - Wikipedia

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    Ringing tone (audible ringing, also ringback tone) is a signaling tone in telecommunication that is heard by the originator of a telephone call while the destination terminal is alerting the receiving party.

  6. Precise tone plan - Wikipedia

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    The precise tone plan is a signaling specification for the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in North America. It defines the call-progress tones used for indicating the status and progress of telephone calls to subscribers and operators.

  7. Portal:Telephones/Selected audio/4 - Wikipedia

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    Ringing tone ( audible ringing, also ringback tone) is a signaling tone in telecommunication that is heard by the originator of a telephone call while the destination terminal is alerting the receiving party.

  8. ToneScript - Wikipedia

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    ToneScript is a description syntax for the characteristics of call-progress tones. A call progress tone is a pattern of audible tones played to the caller in a telephone call, conveying the status of the call. ToneScript describes the pattern of frequency, cadence, and level of the signal.

  9. Ringing (telephony) - Wikipedia

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    Ringing (telephony) Ringing is a telecommunication signal that causes a bell or other device to alert a telephone subscriber to an incoming telephone call. Historically, this entailed sending a high-voltage alternating current over the telephone line to a customer station which contained an electromagnetic bell.